Published December 31,2023
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At least 300 individuals have been killed in Israeli airstrikes focusing on 180 UN amenities within the Gaza Strip, together with some direct hits, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) stated on Sunday.
UNRWA Director of Communications Juliette Touma stated on X: “1.4 million people in Gaza sheltering in UNRWA facilities and many more in the vicinity, sleeping outside.”
In a separate assertion on X, the UN company stated Sunday that “while the world is crowded with New Year’s celebrations, the streets of southern Gaza Strip are crowded with displacement.”
“The past year brought profound devastation and tragedy to Palestine Refugees facing war, extreme violence, displacement and poverty,” the company stated in one other assertion.
Israel launched relentless air and floor assaults on the Gaza Strip since a cross-border assault by Hamas on Oct. 7.
At least 21,822 Palestinians have since been killed and 56,451 others injured, in keeping with Gaza’s well being authorities, whereas almost 1,200 Israelis are believed to have been killed within the Hamas assault.
The Israeli onslaught has left Gaza in ruins, with 60% of the enclave’s infrastructure broken or destroyed, and almost 2 million residents displaced amid acute shortages of meals, clear water and drugs.
Source: www.anews.com.tr